Hemophiliac

An absolute aeon since the last time I've posted here, but this one has been bothering me for months and I couldn't rest until I did it justice - as soon as Flowers started being ever-present as soon as it came out, it started bugging me that I knew it sounded exactly like an NES song. Then I started remembering lyrics that went with it, I was like, oh yeah, Trenthian did a vocal cover, that's right, it was pretty epic, too. Then, after scouring the internet for any other similar instrumental version, but obviously coming up empty because Trenthian's style is definitely his own (and, again, epic), I realized: a couple years ago I'd seen someone post a link to an interesting site claiming to be able to separate vocals and non-vocals completely, using AI. So I tried it, and dang if it didn't work. So thanks, Trenthian - I think this is the coolest mashup I've ever done. 
Flowers in my Armor (Wizards in my Mashup)
Miley Cyrus - Flowers (vocals)
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Trenthian & Brothersynthe - OC ReMix #1665: Wizards & Warriors 'Wizards in My Armor (Warrior in My Long Johns)' [Wizards & Warriors Title] (instrumental, and vocals sometimes)
edit: I'm sad how few people will probably ever see this, cause I'm just doing it for my own amusement... but I made another version, that includes Gloria Steinem's I Will Survive in a significant capacity as well as the above.
Flower in my Armor (Wizards in my Mashup) (I Will Survive version)
I can't stress enough how well this works. I've never done a mashup with real counterpoint for the majority of the song, let alone where both vocal tracks also have their own independent harmonies, but these songs fit perfectly (I mean, I cut up the vocals and slotted them to fit, but the chord progressions.) On top of that, by complete accident, it's a breakup song about not needing the guy, vs a song that, through no fault of its own, is a guy singing about a woman as a literal object to be retrieved for a reward (again, nothing against it, it's a straight-up homage to an old platformer where "save the princess" was just what you did in those games, I'm just saying, the lyrics work together.) So I figured I had to share it with anyone else who might still be around, haha.
I should really post these on youtube where people could actually find them... 

Nice one!

This is really, really impressive. I hope Nobuo gets a chance to listen through it. I think he'd be really impressed what you've all accomplished here.

Gear does help some, but the skills and experience are more important.  It takes time to experiment and improve.  These skills don't happen overnight.

Another key skill is using your ears critically.  Knowing what works and what doesn't takes time to develop.
Try things...if they don't work, oh well; move on and try something else.
With all that being said, don't neglect the arrangement side of things either.  Both are equally important when it comes to putting together a track.
We all have potential, and again; it just takes time to get there.

Evaluation:
Yeah, this is muddy and imbalanced.
The bass is much too big and takes up most of the space, covering up the other parts too much.  Balance amongst the parts should be worked on to bring more parity between them, let them work together and not fight with each other.
After the introduction, the source melody should be brought out more too so that the listener does have a better grasp on what they are hearing.
I'm not sure how I feel about the high synth that's noodling about on top of everything.  It's definitely occupying the right space for it, the part just feels random and not adding much to propel the track forward.  As a listener you definitely notice it going away at 2:42.  Helped with fatigue.
Structurally, there could be a break in the middle with a contrasting feel to help separate the track and give it more momentum to keep it moving forward.  Book-ending the beginning and endings can work, and this could work better if the ending doesn't happen so suddenly.  That's also aside the fade-out, it doesn't work very well.  I suggest ending at 3:22 instead, that spot actually feels like it could be a more natural ending.
What I like is the mellow feeling the interpretation has compared to the original.  Slowing the tempo really helped to bring out more ideas and gives space for you to explore your own take.

Amazing job everyone.
Quick POSITIVE feedback.
Categories - initially (when I first read the project announcement years ago), I wasn't sure how much I liked the Calm | Crazy | Goofy categories but I thought it was unique and interesting but it felt like a gimmick. I now stand corrected, it adds so much to the album and I really really love these categories.  Seeing how each genre fits perfectly in the category interpretation... it's BRILLIANT and I really hope to see this concept used again in future albums.
 
Listening Party - I know it's kind of a new thing we were playing with but it's definitely the way to go.  Not sure how to best market it but it definitely built up the hype.  Great decision here.
 
Collaborations - the amount of collaborations (as was mentioned by @Liontamer and others last night) is truly amazing.  It further improves the community and honestly makes the quality of the songs fantastic.
 
In no way am I criticizing previous albums (which I'm an artist in many) when I say that this album is easily a 10/10
This is particularly impressive given the number of songs on the album.
 
Again, great job everyone!

Oh yeah, nice and smooth. Gotta love how many different feelings you can conjure from how a jazz piece is arranged, and this one is certainly a chill and relaxing one for lounging, maybe with a nice drink. 

I like the jazz feel of it, very relaxing
 

I've been coming to this site for 20 years.  Never posted a review before.  I was absolutely hooked in the first 60 seconds of this, and had to come back to read what was on the page about the remix.  I don't know anything about the original song, I don't care anything about the original song.  This absolutely stands on its own.  Yes, it's different from almost everything on here, but I agree - that's fine.  I.  LOVE.  IT.

It is done. The entire album package is complete and all administrative paperwork filed. The rest is in OC Remix staff's hands. Our job as directors is 'basically' over. If all goes well, it won't be but a few weeks more before release! Keep an eye on updates and be prepared for a premiere date and time where hundreds can listen along together once it debuts!

Understood. I thought about that, and felt it needed something else. Thank you for your detailed critque!

Yours is 30366.  It's in address bar for your profile page.

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WOW, this is night and day improvement from the previous version.  Great work cleaning that up!  I really feel like the biggest improvement might have been making it mono, but nevertheless it sounds great!

Ship it!

Here's the update!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10UJIB4lWUjxxYRQdVgHicA4VQ7QxG-lk/view?usp=drivesdk
 
So I altered the bass by separating the acid sounding arp from the meat of the bass, they were indeed one instrument. The main bass is now two triangle waves, one an octave higher than the other. The NES used those for it's bass channel, I figure it might be because of fewer harmonics to interfere with other instruments? I altered the decay and sustain to try to bring more punch to the instrument without increasing it's volume. I also brought it to mono. The acid sounding instrument is now separate, and I lowered the lower frequencies of it as well as adding a high pass filter. Also, I filtered some of the lower frequencies from other instruments in the arrangement. Hopefully some of this helps, and thanks ahead of time!
 

Love the tonal pallette, love the melody in this time sig, love the smoove sexy jazz feel.

Loved the odd time signatures! Maintains a similar rhythm throughout but has great dynamics.

Absolutely love the synth brass leads on this - just the right analog warmth, buttery, uses the range well... melancholy meditation on some absolutely stellar source melodies. Feels like a different vibe than many of @Hemophiliac's other works, but absolutely clicks.

Listening to video game songs on YouTube, this popped up in my feed. Not sure what game "The Jetzons" is, but if this is the soundtrack, it sounds like something everybody and their dog would cover, but I can't seem to find anything on here. Where oh where could the remixes be? ? Anyway:
 
 

Thanks so much for the feedback, Hemophiliac!  It takes time and experience to provide this level of critique and it's absolutely appreciated!  This is my first foray into making music like this so I have lots to learn, and without these sort of comments, I'm not sure how anyone could get better.  Thank you!
 
I was too married to that drum line I decided, so I forked it and went in a different direction, for better or for worse.  Also tried to be a little more intentional about the dynamics, but whether I went far enough is up to the listener.  That and some other minor changes.  I welcome any and all feedback!
Updated version:
 

It's finally here! The album trailer! Done by the awesome @José the Bronx Rican!!! I hope you all enjoy it and once the Mario Movie hype has died down, we can finally look ahead to imminent release! Hold on to your butts!
 
 

To be honest I also just yoinked that idea from a Youtube video where it was explained as the orchestra following the conducter who is also not a perfect metronome. Same thing still applies if you don't have a conductor but your partner instruments to follow.
This is what the tempo looks like from start to finish. There's really no pattern to the changes, and that's kind of the point. Just an avarage target tempo that the gets played around.

 
And while I was in the project anyway, this is what the violin's automations look like during the climax at around 2:52. From the top it's bow speed (think volume), vibrato amplitude, vibrato speed, bow pressure and bow position between bridge and finger board. So yeah, this is where those 30 hours went...

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We’re in the tail end of the process now.
We have a fair few left who are in the polishing and fixes stage of their tracks due to OCR judge panel feedback. We’re waiting for these final few tracks to get finalized before our masterer can finish their job. 
 
The release trailer is coming together and we got a general layout and flow to the video now. So that’s in the works.
Finally, the website is complete minus a few required last minute changes when it goes live.
Not long now, everyone! 
 
Note: I’m also planning several YouTube premiere parties hosted at different times upon release so each major timezone groupings can snag a listen. More words to follow on that! 

I don`t know exactly what I want to say, and none of this is planed out, but I think its wild this place is still around. For one reason or another Ill check the remixes and get a wave of "the good old days"  and not just from the music but this community, Which Ill admit, I was not super active, but from the time when I first came across it, I think maybe a  TechTv show sent me this way? Its wild people are still mixing Aquatic ambiance, and it still puts a smile on my face. 

I remember the first album I watched get released was Kong In Concert, I burned it to a disc (mp3 cd players were so cool) and would listen to it in Algebra 1, perhaps its why  took algebra one twice.  
I always wanted to be musical I would love to be able to contribute in that way. Thank you to everyone that still makes music for this community even If it gets said once or thousands of time it's very appreciated.